BRTS Amritsar: Introduction

Massive Plantation Drive

As the Amritsar BRTS project is nearing completion, Punjab Bus Metro Society
proposes to launch a massive plantation drive along the corridors to enhance
the green cover of the city. There is a provision for plantation of at least 2000
trees as well as shrubs along the corridors apart from the mandatory
afforestation drive to be carried out by Forest Dept. as per prevalent norms.
There is also a provision in the project for providing tree guards along with
the maintenance and watering facilities for these plantation. Suggestions are
invited from the city residents, NGOs and General Public for the proposed
plantation along the BRTS corridors in the city. The suggestions may be sent
considering the climate, ecological & aesthetic value, growth characteristics,
physical characteristics (bark, texture, foliage, shade etc.), propagation &
maintenance, vegetation types (evergreen or deciduous), age , pollution
control, flowering season etc.
The BRTS corridors and plantation details:
Sr No

Corridor

Approx

Details

Trees

Corridor
Albert

01

Location

Approx

Location

of

Trees

shrubs to

shrubs to be

be

to

be

be

planted

planted
969

planted
On

planted
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Road

footpaths

Junction to India
2

Gate
Corridor 2B AtGrade

portion

below

new

Bhandari

Bridge

ROB
Corridor

03

Bhandari

Bridge

ROB

to

Bypass

Daburji

to

along
83

the

corridor
On
footpaths
along

the

corridor
236

&

the ROB
On
footpaths
along
corridor

the

of

Sr No

Corridor

Approx

Details

Trees

Corridor

04

Celebration
to
5

Chowk
Corridor

Location

Approx

Location

of

Trees

shrubs to

shrubs to be

be

to

be

be

planted

planted
389

planted
On

planted
5000

On

Mall

Kitchlew
5B

Celebration

293

Mall

to Verka Chowk
6

Corridor

06

237

to

of

BRT

footpaths

median

&

along

adjacent

to

the

corridor
On

1500

kerb stones
On
road

footpaths

median

along

adjacent

the

corridor
On

NA

Verka Chowk to

footpaths

Verka Town

along

and
to

kerb stones
NA

the

corridor
Total

2207

6500

The suggestions can also be sent to Mr Anil Kohli, Team Leader, M/s UMTC
Ltd, SCO No 109, 3rd Floor, B-Block, District Shopping Complex, Ranjit
Avenue, near old passport office, Amritsar 143001, Mob: 08437375702, The
Project Management Consultant for the project. It is requested that the
suggestions may be submitted by 31.03.2016.